N8478F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-151 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-151 cancelled May 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-7715269
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 7, 1992
- Last FAA action
- October 2, 1998
- Last owner
- Segura Benjamin (Co-owned)
San Leandro, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8478F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-151 · serial 28-7715269
the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's lack of preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site